Month: April 2018

The accurate diagnosis and adequate management of inherited cardiac conditions or cardiogenetic diseases is gaining importance in India. These are rare but lethal diseases that can cause sudden cardiac arrest and death in the young and healthy individuals. Early identification and medical, surgical or device treatment is known to prevent death in the majority of affected persons.

Dr. Priya Chockalingam was glad to share the latest developments and her clinical experience in this rapidly evolving field of genetics and genomics in Cardiology with the faculty and students at JIPMER in Pondicherry on 4 May 2018.